JSM Preliminary Online Program
This is the preliminary program for the 2006 Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, Washington.

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Legend: = Applied Session, = Theme Session, = Presenter, Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers = “S”
Washington State Convention & Trade Center = “CC”, Grand Hyatt Seattle = “H”

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CE_02C Sat, 8/5/06, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM CC-308
Small-Area Estimation - Continuing Education - Course
The ASA, Section on Survey Research Methods
Instructor(s): Partha Lahiri, University of Maryland
This course will begin with a history of small-area estimation and different uses of small-area statistics in both public and private sectors. It will provide an introduction to important concepts in small-area estimation and outline various approaches for estimating small-area parameters. The prerequisite is knowledge of multiple linear regression and analysis of variance techniques. Topics will include standard design-based methods, traditional indirect methods, and state-of-the-art small-area estimation methods that use mixed models. The course is not designed to provide an in-depth study of any topic, but to provide an overview of small-area estimation. Formulas will be presented wherever necessary to explain some of the advanced topics, but without any derivations. Data analyses using a few real-life examples will be presented. The course is intended for statistics practitioners.

Course attendees are expected to be familiar with the topic at the level of:
Sampling: Design and Analysis by Sharon L. Lohr, Duxbury Press.

 

JSM 2006 For information, contact jsm@amstat.org or phone (888) 231-3473. If you have questions about the Continuing Education program, please contact the Education Department.
Revised April, 2006